I'm 29... I've been depersonalized for about 12 years now with little break in it. I've had anxiety pretty much my whole life - first episode of depersonalization I remember was when I was in first grade. I had bad anxiety in junior high/high school, then began getting panic attacks in college.

Im 43. I have been dealing with Anxiety that is mostly health triggered since I was a young teen. its interesting to read some of the posts here and say to myself, "I went through that situation EXACTLY!" I suppose I have quite a bit of experience to hopefully help someone else feel more at ease through a situation that I likely experienced in the past. My hair started to fall out by the handfuls about six months ago. All the doctors and all the tests say it is being caused by anxiety. So, one more health scare to add to my list of Anxiety related experiences. Glad to be here though!

I am 40 but have had this condition most of my life. I was constantly told to "relax." Lately, it has gotten worse, with difficulty focusing on tasks. When my daughter got sick (seizure disorder) last year, there was another reason to worry. My son has ADHD, so I have worried about that, too, although lately, not as much. Anyway, there's always something.

Although I'm 33 now and am at an all time high with my anxiety "issues" (social), I've had them for most of my life. I was exposed to a lot of stuff from an early age and things just sky rocketed from there and here I am.